I learned a lot about classical music from music courses when I was in university. One course took place over a month in Vienna, where we went to concerts virtually every evening.

I’ve recently renewed my interest in classical music, listening to music I haven’t listened to in years and also picking up some music I’d never listened to before.

Artists I’ve seen live: DaCapo Chamber Choir (I also used to sing in this choir), Mark DuBois, and the Silk Road Ensemble (with Yo-Yo Ma). I’ve also seen the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, and the Vienna Symphony on multiple occasions.

For the first three lists, I’m mentioning names of pieces rather than album titles — I thought it would be easier to see what I was talking about (some album titles are vague).

There’s more classical music that I want to listen to that I haven’t yet — including Bartók, Brahms, Debussy, Liszt, Ravel, Shostakovich, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky.

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